Mid-American Conference

Mid-American Conference is a active FBS conference record spanning 1947-2026. 16 programs appear in the tracked membership history, with 11 in the latest snapshot. 0 national titles and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.

Browse teams

All-time members

16

1947-2026

Current/final members

11

Latest active snapshot

National titles

0

Won by member programs while in the league

Heisman winners

0

Heisman-winning seasons from member programs

Overview

Fast historical context for this conference.

Mid-American Conference is a active FBS conference record spanning 1947-2026. 16 programs appear in the tracked membership history, with 11 in the latest snapshot. 0 national titles and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.

Major eras

1947-1950: 4-4 members, regular-season title era
1951: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
1952: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
1953: 6-6 members, regular-season title era

Current/final status

Active through 2026.

Latest champion: No champion inferred

Quick facts

Founded / tracked from: 1947
Last tracked season: 2026
Standings seasons: 64
Title-game seasons: 4
Churn score: 25

Members

All-time membership and tenure overview.

Team	First season	Last season	Seasons	Status
Miami (OH)	1947	Present	80	Current
Ohio	1947	Present	80	Current
Western Michigan	1947	Present	80	Current
Kent State	1951	Present	76	Current
Toledo	1951	Present	76	Current
Bowling Green	1952	Present	75	Current
Central Michigan	1972	Present	55	Current
Eastern Michigan	1972	Present	55	Current
Ball State	1973	Present	54	Current
Akron	1992	Present	35	Current
Buffalo	1999	Present	28	Current
Northern Illinois	1973	2025	42	Former
Marshall	1954	2004	23	Former
Cincinnati	1947	1952	6	Former
Temple	2007	2011	5	Former
UCF	2002	2004	3	Former

Membership timeline

Akron

Ball State

Bowling Green

Buffalo

Central Michigan

Cincinnati

Eastern Michigan

Kent State

Marshall

Miami (OH)

Northern Illinois

Ohio

Temple

Toledo

UCF

Western Michigan

Membership events feed

2026: Northern Illinois departed
2012: Temple departed
2007: Temple joined
2005: Marshall departed
2005: UCF departed
2002: UCF joined
1999: Buffalo joined
1997: Marshall joined
1997: Northern Illinois joined
1992: Akron joined
1986: Northern Illinois departed
1973: Ball State joined
1973: Northern Illinois joined
1972: Central Michigan joined
1972: Eastern Michigan joined
1969: Marshall departed
1954: Marshall joined
1953: Cincinnati departed

Standings

Season-aware conference standings, champion context, and tiebreak summary.

Season

View

Open season page

2026 standings

Unavailable

Derived from 0 completed conference games.

Member count

11

No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.

Champion

N/A

No champion inferred

How this season was decided

Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.

Conference win percentage
Conference wins
Conference losses
Alphabetical fallback

Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.

Rank	Team	Conference	Overall	Notes
1	Akron	0-0	0-0	—
2	Ball State	0-0	0-0	—
3	Bowling Green	0-0	0-0	—
4	Buffalo	0-0	0-0	—
5	Central Michigan	0-0	0-0	—
6	Eastern Michigan	0-0	0-0	—
7	Kent State	0-0	0-0	—
8	Miami (OH)	0-0	0-0	—
9	Ohio	0-0	0-0	—
10	Toledo	0-0	0-0	—
11	Western Michigan	0-0	0-0	—

Champions

Conference title history by season.

Season	Champion	Co-champion	Qualifiers	Title game	Notes

Champion leaders

Akron: 0 conference titles
Ball State: 0 conference titles
Bowling Green: 0 conference titles
Buffalo: 0 conference titles
Central Michigan: 0 conference titles
Cincinnati: 0 conference titles

Era breakdown

1947-1950: 4-4 members, regular-season title era
1951: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
1952: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
1953: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
1954-1961: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
1962-1968: 7-7 members, regular-season title era
1969-1971: 6-6 members, regular-season title era
1972: 8-8 members, regular-season title era
1973-1985: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
1986-1991: 9-9 members, regular-season title era
1992-1996: 10-10 members, regular-season title era
1997-1998: 12-12 members, championship-game era
1999-2000: 13-13 members, championship-game era
2001: 13-13 members, regular-season title era
2002-2004: 14-14 members, regular-season title era
2005-2006: 12-12 members, regular-season title era
2007-2011: 13-13 members, regular-season title era
2012-2025: 12-12 members, regular-season title era
2026: 11-11 members, regular-season title era

Structure & Tiebreakers

Era groupings and confidence-based rules context.

1947-1950

Partial

1947-1950: 4-4 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1951: Kent State joined
1951: Toledo joined
1947: Cincinnati joined
1947: Miami (OH) joined

1951-1951

Partial

1951: 6-6 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1952: Bowling Green joined
1951: Kent State joined
1951: Toledo joined

1952-1952

Partial

1952: 7-7 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1953: Cincinnati departed
1952: Bowling Green joined

1953-1953

Partial

1953: 6-6 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1954: Marshall joined
1953: Cincinnati departed

1954-1961

Partial

1954-1961: 7-7 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1954: Marshall joined

1962-1968

Partial

1962-1968: 7-7 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1969: Marshall departed

1969-1971

Partial

1969-1971: 6-6 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1972: Central Michigan joined
1972: Eastern Michigan joined
1969: Marshall departed

1972-1972

Partial

1972: 8-8 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1973: Ball State joined
1973: Northern Illinois joined
1972: Central Michigan joined
1972: Eastern Michigan joined

1973-1985

Partial

1973-1985: 10-10 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1986: Northern Illinois departed
1973: Ball State joined
1973: Northern Illinois joined

1986-1991

Partial

1986-1991: 9-9 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1992: Akron joined
1986: Northern Illinois departed

1992-1996

Partial

1992-1996: 10-10 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

1997: Marshall joined
1997: Northern Illinois joined
1992: Akron joined

1997-1998

Inferred

1997-1998: 12-12 members, championship-game era

Champion inferred from standings plus postseason signal

1999: Buffalo joined
1997: Marshall joined
1997: Northern Illinois joined

1999-2000

Inferred

1999-2000: 13-13 members, championship-game era

Champion inferred from standings plus postseason signal

1999: Buffalo joined

2001-2001

Partial

2001: 13-13 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

2002: UCF joined

2002-2004

Partial

2002-2004: 14-14 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

2005: Marshall departed
2005: UCF departed
2002: UCF joined

2005-2006

Partial

2005-2006: 12-12 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

2007: Temple joined
2005: Marshall departed
2005: UCF departed

2007-2011

Partial

2007-2011: 13-13 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

2012: Temple departed
2007: Temple joined

2012-2025

Partial

2012-2025: 12-12 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

2026: Northern Illinois departed
2012: Temple departed

2026-2026

Partial

2026: 11-11 members, regular-season title era

Champion inferred from best conference record

2026: Northern Illinois departed

Division history

Historical division assignments are not stored in the current dataset.

Selected season tiebreak summary

Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.

Conference win percentage
Conference wins
Conference losses
Alphabetical fallback

Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.

Realignment

Membership changes and before/after conference snapshots.

Join events

18

Derived from membership starts

Departure events

7

Derived after final membership season

Newest member

Temple

Joined in 2007

Longest member

Miami (OH)

80 seasons

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Shared members

Miami (OH)
Ohio
Western Michigan

Joined since start

Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Toledo

Departed since start

Cincinnati

Realignment timeline

2026: Northern Illinois departed Mid-American Conference after the 2025 season.
2012: Temple departed Mid-American Conference after the 2011 season.
2007: Temple joined Mid-American Conference for the 2007 season.
2005: Marshall departed Mid-American Conference after the 2004 season.
2005: UCF departed Mid-American Conference after the 2004 season.
2002: UCF joined Mid-American Conference for the 2002 season.
1999: Buffalo joined Mid-American Conference for the 1999 season.
1997: Marshall joined Mid-American Conference for the 1997 season.
1997: Northern Illinois joined Mid-American Conference for the 1997 season.
1992: Akron joined Mid-American Conference for the 1992 season.
1986: Northern Illinois departed Mid-American Conference after the 1985 season.
1973: Ball State joined Mid-American Conference for the 1973 season.
1973: Northern Illinois joined Mid-American Conference for the 1973 season.
1972: Central Michigan joined Mid-American Conference for the 1972 season.
1972: Eastern Michigan joined Mid-American Conference for the 1972 season.
1969: Marshall departed Mid-American Conference after the 1968 season.
1954: Marshall joined Mid-American Conference for the 1954 season.
1953: Cincinnati departed Mid-American Conference after the 1952 season.
1952: Bowling Green joined Mid-American Conference for the 1952 season.
1951: Kent State joined Mid-American Conference for the 1951 season.
1951: Toledo joined Mid-American Conference for the 1951 season.
1947: Cincinnati joined Mid-American Conference for the 1947 season.
1947: Miami (OH) joined Mid-American Conference for the 1947 season.
1947: Ohio joined Mid-American Conference for the 1947 season.

Records

Conference-level leaderboards and contribution summaries.

Most conference titles

N/A

No title leader inferred yet.

Longest membership tenure

Miami (OH)

80 tracked seasons

Newest member

Temple

First joined in 2007

Most reshaped metric

25

18 joins and 7 departures tracked.

Team contribution leaderboard

In-conference totals only count seasons when the program was a member. All-time totals count the full program history.

Team	Conference titles	National titles (in conference)	National titles (all-time)	Heismans (in conference)	Heismans (all-time)	Seasons
Akron	0	0	0	0	0	35
Ball State	0	0	0	0	0	54
Bowling Green	0	0	0	0	0	75
Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	28
Central Michigan	0	0	0	0	0	55
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	6
Eastern Michigan	0	0	0	0	0	55
Kent State	0	0	0	0	0	76
Marshall	0	0	0	0	0	23
Miami (OH)	0	0	0	0	0	80
Northern Illinois	0	0	0	0	0	42
Ohio	0	0	0	0	0	80
Temple	0	0	0	0	0	5
Toledo	0	0	0	0	0	76
UCF	0	0	0	0	0	3
Western Michigan	0	0	0	0	0	80